"28 Weeks Later" quarantined off the No. 1 spot in CinemaNow's download sales at this week, while the studio's hit "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" glided into second place. In rentals, the men of "Wild Hogs" and "300" occupied Nos. 1 and 2 on the video download service's top 10 chart. Download sales: 1. 28 Weeks Later 2. … [Read more...]
Vudu’s video stream entrances reviewers
Silicon Valley's Vudu made its debut a few weeks back, offering thousands of studio films in a box (sort of). Actually the movies stream over the Internet, summoned by an impressive menu set-up. Unlike Vudu's high-profile competitors, no outside PC or game system is required. Just a $400 (ouch!) Vudu box. (UPDATE: The price was cut to $250 in … [Read more...]
Download burners expected in Q1
More burning issues: Audio-tech good guys Sonic Solutions confirmed they're bringing to market a technology that allows video downloaders to copy their content to discs that'll play on standard DVD players. The news comes just days after the DVD Copy Control Assn. announced it had cleared software that allows burned discs of downloads to be played … [Read more...]
Burn baby burn: Download copying OK’d
Downloaders soon will be able to legally burn discs of movies and TV shows they buy from CinemaNow, Movielink, Unbox and some of their rivals. The industry watchdog DVD Copy Control Association said it will release software allowing the burned discs to be played on home system DVDs players. The content burned onto a disc cannot be daisy-chained, or … [Read more...]
NBC Universal going Direct to consumers
Fresh from feuding with Apple's iTunes Store, NBC Universal announced Wednesday that it would allow many of its hit shows to be downloaded via personal computer. The new "NBC Direct" makes shows available for download the day they're broadcast. Computer users can watch the programming over a seven-day period. After that, the files self-destruct, … [Read more...]
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